The company's purpose is to provide consulting services, in particular in the areas of corporate participations, financing, sale of companies, as well as holding and managing participations of persons economically or familially connected to it. The company may conduct financing transactions for group companies, in particular by granting loans to shareholders or group companies or by providing securities of all kinds to third parties for obligations of other group companies, even if such loans or securities are in the sole interest of direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are granted without consideration. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also conduct all commercial, financial or other transactions that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also conduct financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.